By Emir Abyazov Key highlights: Interest payments on US debt exceeded $952 billion in 2025, surpassing defense spending. Sustained economic growth of 3% per year for a decade or more is the only path to reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio. Artificial intelligence could significantly boost productivity and tax revenues before investor confidence declines. BlackRock CEO Larry […]
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By Chayanika Deka Despite notching an all-time high above $126,000, 2025 ended on a sour note for Bitcoin (BTC). In fact, the crypto asset lagged gold and the Nasdaq in the same period. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes cited declining US dollar credit as the primary driver of underperformance. Tight Dollar Credit In his latest essay, […]
By Peter Wind Crypto futures trading has grown in popularity immensely and now dominates the crypto markets in terms of trading volume. The ability to go long or short on a cryptocurrency with leverage gives traders an easy way to speculate on price movements in the highly volatile crypto market. There are now dozens of […]